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"Are you serious?!" Draco cried. He couldn't believe what the stupid old man was doing to him. I mean, he knew Dumbledore always gave them bad news- but this was just… this was just off the charts!

"What do you mean Professor?" Hermione said, barely able to talk.

"Well… you see, we just realized that you two aren't the most powerful beings on earth. I mean, separately yes, you can rule the world- but together, you two are useless. So…"

Draco just scoffed, as he was trying to process all this information. "Wait, Professor. You are confusing me." he put his head in his hands trying not to choke the man to death. "Before you said, when we were combined- as in when we have a baby, we could kill people with just a glance because we are to powerful. And now, you're saying..?"

"Now we're saying that with Ms. Granger's brains and kindness and your cunning personality but emotional side just waiting to take over," Draco looked away, disgusted by the words being said to him. "You don't have to call of the marriage. You two are just too nice inside to become evil leaders."

"Well, of course we aren't going to be evil leaders. What did you think? We were going to rule this god- forsaken nation?" Draco spat. Hermione just stayed silent next to him.

What was going on was oblivious to her; she just couldn't believe that a circle was about to meet its closed end.

"So wait." Draco began again, with Dumbledore's twinkling eyes inviting any questions from him, while Draco's eyes spoke only of anger. Red anger.

"Why do we have to get married now? I mean, before when we were about to- you and father just stated it was for the sake of our magical nation. But why now?" Hermione's ears perked up. She wanted to hear the answer for this question. It was a question that she had pondered for days now.

"I mean, we weren't married for almost 3 months now and nothing happened to the 'magical nation.' Why now?" Draco repeated.

Dumbledore smiled, "Because, children, we believed that with Hermione's personality and your personality you could show the world it doesn't matter if blood is crossed. Together you can show an example to the world." Draco rolled his eyes, which Dumbledore caught but didn't say anything.

"But why now?" Hermione asked, barely above a whisper. Draco hadn't even looked at her throughout the entire situation.

"Because now, you aren't going to bring harm to people. Now, you can be a safe example to the world. Now, you are safe but educational."

Draco sighed while listening to the entire sickening speech.

"But it makes no sense Professor."

cried Hermione, questions still whizzing everywhere in her mind. "It just doesn't!"

"What doesn't dear?" he said, warmly to Hermione. He could always understand the girl, but now- at this very moment, it was hard to even decipher what she was saying.

"Why is it me and Malfoy?" she looked at him, fire dancing in her eyes. "Why can't it be another pure-blood and another mud-… non- pureblood?" Draco smirked at her slip.

"Because, weather you two like it or not, you both are very popular." he said, in a voice that sounded tired now, of answering so many questions. "Ms. Hermione granger, friend of famous Harry potter, smartest witch in Hogwarts since Lily Potter. And Draco Malfoy, son of Lucius Malfoy- rich, powerful. You two would set the best example, I know it!"

Draco and Hermione just sighed at their misfortune. However, a smile was still planted on Malfoy's face at the compliment he had just received from Dumbledore.

"When is this marriage?" Draco asked, still upset with this whole matter. I mean, he liked Granger, but just as someone he could bother and hold in his arms. Not someone he could marry. He was afraid it would ruin their entire relationship.

"March 21." he stated. "It will be a equinox day that you two will be married. In the grounds, near Hogwarts."

The first day of spring. The day where both of them become one. The day where both of them are confined in a gilded cage where the world cannot see the hatred and fights beneath the surface.

March 21; two weeks away. March 21, the day they both forget the slight remains of their once in a lifetime friendship and move onto perfect so called love and perfect so called pretense.

"So we're getting married."

Hermione smiled a bit, "Yup. Better get used to me Malfoy." she said. "I've been told I was somewhat annoying."

"Really?" Draco cried sarcastically whilst Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Yes actually. By a number of people." she stated. "Most of the people named Malfoy."

"My dad told you, you were annoying?" Draco asked, mocking a surprised tone.

She laughed and then just sighed; she then pushed him off the sofa.

"What the hell was that for?!" he cried, pulling himself off the carpeted floor. "I could have seriously injured myself!" He was such a big baby.

"Malfoy?" she said, looking at him whilst he continued to whimper.

"What now?" he asked, officially annoyed by her.

"Goodnight." she walked away from him and into her room.

"Yeah! Goodnight to you too!" he cried as he fell down again due to the stupid book laying on the floor in front of him. He continued to glare at it until he just decided to go to sleep on the floor.

Mostly because he was lazy to get up. I mean, it was carpeted, and it was comfy- sleeping by the fire, with pillows and stupid books surrounding him everywhere due to Hermione!

If only he had a blanket.

-5 minutes later-

"GRAAAAANGERRRRR!!!" cried Malfoy, from the floor.

"What!?!" she screamed running into the common room almost tripping over his body on the floor.

"Will you please get me a blanket?" he said, pleased with himself for adding the please.

"You called-" she heaved a large sigh. "Forget it, Hermione. Just leave it alone.." she muttered to herself as she went over to the linen closet to get a blanket for the stupid blonde haired boy. Draco just stared at her weirdly as she continues to talk to herself.

She threw the blanket over to him. "Here!" she said. Draco grinned at the warm comfy blanket and wrapped it around himself.

"Hey…" she walked over to him, leaning down. "What are you doing with my book… on love and how to get it?"

He laughed, not even realizing that was the title of the book that had tripped him. "The question is, why do YOU have a book on it." he furrowed his eyebrows. "Well, actually…."

She screamed and tackled him trying to reach for the book. But he held it away from her grasp. He was laughing hysterically but her face was as red as Ron's hair on a snowy day.

When she finally got hold of the book, she though she might as well just stay on the floor with him. It was better than the cold bed in her room. The warm fire with one of her favorite book seemed to prove to be a better companion.

Oh, and Malfoy was a plus, she guessed.

"Why don't ya read it Granger."

"Out loud?" she asked, wondering why Malfoy would want to hear her- especially at oh my 11:00 P.M.

"You're slow after 10:00 aren't ya Granger." She glared at his sarcastic tone, even when she knew he couldn't see her- his eyes were closed.

The position they were both sitting in was actually quite a sight. Hermione was sitting against him as his body was facing the fire, with his eyes firmly shut. She was reading the contents of "Love and how to get it!"

Maybe marriage wouldn't be such a bad idea after all.

Hermione finished the last words in the chapter and realized Draco was long gone into sleepy land. She sighed and decided to sleep too. She lay done, beside him and let sleep overcome her senses whilst the crackling fire slowly simmered down- until it lay in a pile of ash the next morning, when the both awoke.

A/N: Oh my god. My longest chapter YET! I must say, this is the chapter I have had the most fun in writing. A few things though:

-I need a beta. Anyone up for the job?

-I updated earlier! yay. This is my last update before school once again decides to grace us with its unwelcome presence. Gr.

-Any more questions on the marriage details? I have answers! -grin-

-Oh and the next chapter is the marriage if anybody is wondering...

-I really want at least over 65 reviews for this one.. c'mon guys. Those 8 something thousand hits of people who aren't reviewing... well.. I'm watching you :

-I had just recently got a letter saying I wasn't accepted to the one school I had always dreamt of, so that sucks. So uuhm, I should be updating a lot more. Writing always helps. [: